Chapter 1040 His Inner Change
In the end, Virginia found an excuse to leave, not wanting to stay here and make herself uncomfortable.
Hellen sat there without even trying to keep her, and Bernard just lifted his chin, signaling a servant to see her out, without any attempt to retain her.
Only Christina looked back and forth between Hellen and Bernard twice, thinking it might not be appropriate to let a servant see Virginia off.
But as soon as she looked up and met Virginia's gaze, she saw Virginia glaring at her fiercely.
Christina frowned, feeling that uncomfortable malice. Why was Virginia looking at her like that?
Forget it! Christina had intended to get up and see her off, but now she didn't want to be alone with Virginia.
Virginia left, and Hellen was also helped by a servant to rest.
Bernard and Christina no longer needed to act; they returned to their room one after the other.
Christina sat directly on the sofa in the bedroom in a possessive manner, leaving no space for Bernard.
Bernard glanced at her, then unbuttoned his cuffs, took off his shirt, and casually threw it on the table in the dressing room, his every move showing displeasure.
She had been so intimately leaning on him downstairs, but as soon as everyone left, she immediately distanced herself, monopolizing the sofa. Did she really not want him near her?
She was indeed a diligent actress!
In public, she was his loving wife; in private, she couldn't wait to stay as far away from him as possible. Was he toxic or something?
"You throw your shirt around like this, and then you can't find it when it needs to be washed," She muttered as she got up, her tone full of disdain, but her actions showed she was ready to gather his clothes together for the servants to wash.
Bernard blocked her way, his smile slightly mocking, and his words even more hurtful. "Ms. Russell, in what capacity are you tidying up my things now? Mrs. Mitchell?"
"What do you mean by that? If you don't like me touching your things, then I won't!"
Christina bit her lip, feeling wronged.
She shouldn't have meddled and helped Bernard tidy up!
She shouldn't have, but she couldn't help feeling wronged.
In front of Virginia, Bernard had never said a harsh word.
In the end, she naturally didn't receive the same respect as Virginia.
Everything had been fine downstairs, but as soon as Virginia left, Bernard completely changed his demeanor.
Of course, she shouldn't have crossed that line. She was foolish and delusional, thinking Bernard might have some genuine feelings for her.
They had clearly signed an agreement. When no one was around, Bernard was Bernard, and she was just Christina, not his wife.
He had grown up with Virginia, while he had only known her for a few months. Naturally, it couldn't compare to over a decade of friendship.
Christina took a deep breath, swallowing all her grievances. In front of someone who didn't care about her, any grievance was a joke.
"Sorry, I was meddling. These things shouldn't have been my responsibility. Thank you, Mr. Mitchell, for the reminder. But even though I'm an actress now, I still can't compare to you in acting.
Your acting is so effortless, switching on and off at will. You really are better at getting out of character than getting into it. I should learn from you."
She was clearly smiling, but Bernard felt she was full of sarcasm.
"What exactly are you trying to say?" He stepped forward, trying to hold Christina's hand as he had been doing earlier, but she avoided him.
"I don't know your past as well as Ms. Pearl does, nor do I know your daily activities, Mr. Mitchell. For more detailed information, please have Billy send me a summary later. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if we were exposed while acting in front of Grandma."
Bernard's face darkened. Now she wouldn't even let him touch her. "Ms. Russell, if you spend a little more effort on me, you can know everything. You're right, there's no one else here now, and we don't need to act. You stay here, I'll go handle some documents."
With that, Bernard left for the study without looking back.
Christina turned her back, picked up the script, and pretended to read, as if she hadn't heard him leave, until the room was left with only her and the gradually fading scent of Bernard.
Both of them busied themselves with their own things, but only Christina knew that she hadn't turned a single page of the script for a long time, her mind filled with thoughts of Bernard.
"Mismatch in family background and status leads to no good end."
This line suddenly caught Christina's eye. Wasn't this describing her current situation?
Christina felt a bit bitter. She had always secretly liked Bernard, but he hadn't done anything wrong.
Not only had Bernard done nothing wrong, but he had also helped her a lot, lending her money and solving her problems.
He hadn't done anything wrong; he just... he just didn't like her.
And most importantly, they were indeed vastly different, with mismatched family backgrounds and statuses.
Christina put the script aside, curling up in pain with her head buried in her knees.
To him, she was just a hired actress.
But what was she doing now? She was actually deluding herself into thinking he might like her!
This wasn't right, Christina told herself. Instead of waiting at the airport for a ship that would never come, she should be more clear-headed and not have inappropriate thoughts.
Once she finished filming this drama, she should have enough to repay him, right?
Once the contract ended, she could support herself with her own abilities. At least then, she could confidently stand in front of him.
"Come on, Christina, you can do it!"
Christina collected her emotions and picked up the script again, trying to focus.
In the study, Bernard had been sitting in the same position for a long time. He couldn't understand why Christina's mood was more unpredictable than a summer storm.
Her attitude towards him changed too drastically!
In front of Hellen and Virginia, she was so gentle, but as soon as they left, she couldn't wait to distance herself from him.
Bernard couldn't pinpoint when he started noticing Christina's subtle emotions.
He only knew that Christina's cold demeanor made him very unhappy.
"What does Christina want from me?"
For the first time, Bernard, who was decisive in the business world, was troubled by such a question.
More complicated was that when Christina ignored him, he couldn't focus on anything.
It seemed he wanted Christina to always maintain the state they had when acting in front of Hellen, where he could touch her and smell her hair anytime, anywhere.
Realizing his inner change, Bernard squinted his eyes and thought for a long time.
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